The third/final round of the Egypt 2019 CAF Under-23 African Cup of Nations has been dominated by six West African countries. And there are three countries from Southern Africa while North Africa has two. African football heavy weights Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast have all qualified to the final round and will be joined by Guinea Mali as the quintuple from West Africa. Representation from Southern Africa will be guaranteed at least after South Africa and Zimbabwe were drawn against each other. Sudan will face a stern test against Nigeria while Ivory Coast and Guinea will be an all West African affair.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 27, 2019 05:37 UTC